There's only one word to describe Elena Dementieva's quarterfinal match at the Italian Open against Dinara Safina: Disappointing. Safina crushed Dementieva 6-1 6-1 in just over an hour.

What's disappointing about this much is that Safina didn't play as well as she played against Kim Clijsters and how erratic Elena was last Friday. Her game was just off, really off.

She never did well in Rome anyway and this has been the farthest she got in Rome. And Elena usually backs up a sloppy tournament with a big bang on her next one. What's her next tournament again? Oh, it's Roland Garros! Isn't that where Elena had her first Grand Slam final in 2004? Oh yeah, that's exactly Roland Garros!

So here's to hope that Elena would have a good run at the French Open (hopefully her first slam) which starts this Sunday. Also hoping that she would have more than a good day per week during the entire duration of Roland Garros! Cheers Elena! We're all here for you!!